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cursenurse

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  1. career change anyone?

    cursenurse replied to slp2rn's topic in General Nursing

    could you list your reasons for wanting to change? i find it interesting that you would go through all that schooling and then want to change. i bet nursing is much more demanding emotionally and...

  2. Your honest opinions please....

    cursenurse replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in General Nursing

    speaking as a person who has done both PN and RN(ADN) courses, i say do not pay 19000 for a PN course. both of my courses combined did not come to half of that! i say, try to get into a BSN program,...

  3. Do Hospitals look at your grades before hiring a new grad?

    cursenurse replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    i have never heard of a nurse not getting a job d/t grades. if you pass nclex, that's all that matters. grades come into play when you want to go back to school- grad school. there are plenty of...

  4. NOW does the public understand?

    cursenurse replied to FroggysMom's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! i swear, assertiveness needs to be an entire course in nursing school. i truly believe that the fact that most nurses behave as if they are lower than doctors is one of the main reasons why we...

  5. help! Besides insulin, why is potassium given to lower blood glucose?

    cursenurse replied to azzurra29's topic in Medical-Surgical

    your question got me interested, so i did a google search. i found a pediatric hospital website that talked about potassium stimulating the beta cells of the pancreas to secrete insulin, so in that...

  6. PEG/J-tube comes out what do you do?

    cursenurse replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked in LTC, we would just put in another g tube. many facilities have them as a stock item, and nurses routinely replace them. we put them in, check for placement by listening for the rush...

  7. Am I too conservative?

    cursenurse replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    that's what i was thinking.perhaps this info should be shared with the offensive co worker. does she not know that her job could be in jeopardy? her behavior is very dusgusting. report her to the...

  8. Almost fired today

    cursenurse replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with all of the above posters. we have all made mistakes. i personnally have made some that have kept me awake at night. i think that like so many of the nurses have already pointed out, it's...

  9. Need Advice Desperately!!!

    cursenurse replied to rnwendy23's topic in LPN to RN

    why exactly does your husband not want you to go to traditional school? is it because you have invested alot of money in excelsior? if so, then that is a very valid reason. maybe you can try posting...

  10. Where to work as an LPN while going for RN?

    cursenurse replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN to RN

    hi, i was an lpn for approx 7 years, and went back for my rn. you may not like nursing homes, and i totally understand, but that may be the way to go. i signed with several different agencies, and...

  11. How do you know if you've got what it takes to be an ER nurse?

    cursenurse replied to Beth_audrey's topic in Emergency

    you've got to like working with a team. you have to be thickskinned, (that goes for all of nursing, but especially er) and you have to be able to enjoy a fast paced

  12. Do you make a difference??

    cursenurse replied to mtorado27's topic in General Nursing

    i know that i have made a difference in the lives of others. whenever i do teaching, and the pt is receptive to it, i know i've made a difference. you would be surprised the number of people that have...

  13. WHat floors are more fun/social??

    cursenurse replied to ER1010's topic in General Nursing

    i think that emergency is great. i don't see anything wrong with the OP trying to find a unit that she would have fun on. i actually like the people that i work with, we have alot of fun while...

  14. Addressing patients?

    cursenurse replied to CanopyCindy's topic in General Nursing

    i agree wholeheartedly. i think the name thing has a lot to do with the lack of respect that many nurses feel they receive from pt's and families. i think that when you get overly personal with the...

  15. not used to feeling dumb

    cursenurse replied to Sandy46's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how long have you been in nursing? you sound like you just started- that you're a new grad. don't worry about feeling dumb, everybody feels dumb when they first start out, just try to keep learning....

  16. Help Me Travel Nurses!!

    cursenurse replied to cdngirl's topic in Travel

    i have never done travel nursing, but i would feel very apprehensive about signing with a company that doesn't respond to phone calls, or that say they will do something and don't. what if you have a...

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    cursenurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    i honestly did not know that there was a urinary meatus and then the vag opening. i found that out when i took a&p for my lpn school. i was about 19 at the time, not sexually active, and it just...

  18. Shoe question...

    cursenurse replied to slu_rn's topic in Emergency

    i love my dansko clogs, i wear them 12 hours a day. also i've heard really good things about the z coil

  19. med carts/control freaks

    cursenurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i don't understand why a nurse should expect that the preceding shift should fix the med cart the exact way that they like it! when i worked ltc, i was happy if i got the cart and the trash had been...

  20. Dealing with a bully at work...help

    cursenurse replied to sdauph's topic in General Nursing

    i think you need to speak with this guy privately about how his comments make you feel. be firm with him, tell him he has to stop, that his comments are undermining your confidence. if he does not...

  21. The new AMA TV propaganda drive me nuts.

    cursenurse replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    there have been commercials about nursing, the johnson and johnson ones. i haven't seen the doctor commercials, so i can't comment on

  22. Needle stick injuries?

    cursenurse replied to prairiegirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    you should report the incident to your facility

  23. Learning Spanish

    cursenurse replied to SueNYC's topic in General Nursing

    i took a semester of spanish at a local cc. that helped alot with pronunciation, learning the rules of the language, etc. there is a great site www.studyspanish.com that will let you take quizzes and...

  24. New Rehab Clinical Educator- Need Help with Competencies

    cursenurse replied to snojean's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    hi snojean, welcome to allnurses. you should start a thread about what you are trying to find out. you are not likely to get the responses you desire because the thread you are posting on is a totally...

  25. I failed my 1st take...still in the denial stage

    cursenurse replied to jhetski's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hi, i'm sorry that you failed. i know that you are really hurt by this, but you can always try again. if you know why you failed-what you are weak in, focus on that so that you will pass the next...